Handbook for Assessing and Managing Care in the Community - Couverture souple

Kaye, Gillian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853022276 ISBN 13 : 9781853022272

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

This practical book covers the complex issues involved in assessment procedures and care management. It is addressed to care managers and to social care providers, including staff at all levels. It includes sample forms and many examples, and explains in clear terms the implications of various approaches. The reader is shown not only how best to carry out assessments, but what is the broader meaning and context of specific assessment tasks.
The first chapter explores the difficulties of maintaining the ideals of care in the community, namely, a needs-led person-centred approach, in the face of resource and procedural constraints. It looks at such key current issues as quality of life criteria and the changing role of local authority services from main provider of facilities to enabler or facilitator. Traditional assessment approaches are considered in later chapters as well as techniques for costing services and issues arising from a traditional `unit' costs approach; an alternative `real costs' procedure is recommended and explained, with examples. In the final chapter, care management issues are summarised for people with `very special needs', including adults with profound intellectual and physical disabilities, people with multiple disabilities, potentially life-threatening illnesses or challenging behaviour, and people with serious addictions.
The book is informed by recent research, including major research funded by the Scottish Office which focused on adults with learning difficulties. Implications are also drawn from the authors' broader experiences of working with other client groups.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Philip Seed and Gillian Kaye both have wide previous experience in both residential and field social work in voluntary and statutory settings. Philip Seed is Honorary Lecturer at the University of Dundee, Department of Social Work. Gillian Kaye's professional work has included residential care of emotionally disturbed children and teenagers at Barnado's, social work in a local authority setting, and participation in analysis of social work research at Dundee University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853022276
• ISBN 13: 9781853022272
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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